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Fear is the biggest factor stopping you from living your best life. If you don’t have the social circle, the romantic partner or the job you want, it’s likely because you’re scared to go and get it.

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“When it’s been a long day, you finally lay down in bed and have that huge, satisfying full body stretch. I think I’ve literally heard this referred to as a ‘bedgasm.’”

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They whack on a rather lovely egg-head-shaped hat with huge goggles just for comical measure. You’ve interrogated all the staff about the death/life ratio, but no amount of reassurance seems to make you feel any safer. At this point your mind can’t make sense of what is about to happen and you really have to fight the urge to make a run for it.

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Any last words? Why do they ask us this? Is this a legal requirement? Why do I need to tell you my last words? Do I get a last meal?

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“Possibly the scariest moment of my life.”

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You’ll never be as extreme as these pets.

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Sometimes life is about taking a leap of faith, and this time for me, it was about taking that leap from 13,500 feet.

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You can strip Lance Armstrong of his medals for doping, but you can’t erase a record such as the one set by Felix Baumgartner for highest skydive.